FXB is an international development organization with over 25-years of experience in breaking the cycle of poverty. Its mission is to provide people living in extreme poverty with the tools and support they need to become self-sufficient.

FXB believes in a world where everyone has a chance not just to survive but to thrive

Created in 1989, FXB – Association François-Xavier Bagnoud, is present in 13 countries around the world, with a team of 500 staff. The international NGO positively impacts hundreds of thousands of lives annually through its Community Development (FXBVillage), Health, Education and Protection programs. Over the years, more than 17 million adults and children have benefited from FXB’s presence in their communities.

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World AIDS Day – December 1, 2017 – By the King Baudouin Foundation Fighting HIV and Aids in a region characterised by extreme poverty is one of the challenges faced by the VillageFXB program in Buterere, a neighbourhood of Bujumbura…

On 2nd October 2017, FXB Mongolia received a trophy called “Mongolian Quality” and the Program Manager, Erdenetuya Jambal, was granted the medal of “Best Manager” by the “National business and development committee” in Ulaanbataar. Every two years, the company announces…

One afternoon we decided to visit former beneficiaries to find out what the Community Development Program FXBVillage has brought to these families and see where they are today, a few months after they graduated from the program. In the village…

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Generation Rescue is a documentary that follows four women in Burundi who are on a journey to uplift themselves from poverty. Thanks to receiving food, health, housing resources and business training from their participation in the FXBVillage program.

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My son François was passionate about rescuing people. As a helicopter pilot, it was his job – but also his life. When he died, I wanted to keep François’ passion alive by promoting the things that fascinated him, and by rescuing orphans and people around the world from extreme poverty. And so FXB was born, with the ultimate aim to bring about peace and security in the world by focusing on children, youth and women.